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The Keeper Chronicles (The Keeper Chronicles, #1-3)
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Book 1
This book was fun and uncomplicated. Very linear story, and somewhat predictable. The tropes are there, but are very likable. It’s well written, but at some point there was too much “glaring” going around. Overall a fun read.
Book 2
I enjoyed this book more than the first one.
It was better written, the characters were more fleshed out and the story was less predictable. I loved the location of the sweep and the interesting culture of the clans. I loved the backstory for Sora and the developing friendship between Will and Rass. I also really enjoyed Will as the main character. I thought his take on magic - the ability to sense emotions - was really intriguing and cleverly done. I also loved him being a storyteller, that worked really well.
Honestly, I couldn’t put it down.
Book 3
After I loved the second book so much, the third one was a bit of a disappointment.
It’s like the characters reverted back to one dimensional like in the first book. But this time, the plot was a bit too stagnant. I didn’t much like Sini as the main character, I thought she wasn’t very interesting, and most of the time she was too perfect. I thought Lukas was unconvincing as the villain. And I didn’t like the 4 years gap that kept everyone exactly where they were just so that Sini can be older in this book. (And not one mention of Will’s sister? Come on!)
I guess I just missed the complexity and subtleties the author constructed in the previous installment.
However, this was still a fun read and quite gripping.
So overall, this trilogy has its strengths and its weaknesses.
If you’re looking for a light read that doesn’t go to deep - this one fits the bill. The magic is simple and appealing, there’s elves and dwarves and goblins, and there are some really great moments and fun characters. But you need a good dose of suspension of disbelief, because everything gets resolved way too conveniently, and the world feels half baked sometimes.
Is it worth the read? Probably, at least for the second book. All in all, I think it was just a bit too naive and young for me.
And, as always, Tim Gerard Reynolds the audiobook narrator is perfect in this. He can make the phone book sound like a story. Loved his performance throughout.
This book was fun and uncomplicated. Very linear story, and somewhat predictable. The tropes are there, but are very likable. It’s well written, but at some point there was too much “glaring” going around. Overall a fun read.
Book 2
I enjoyed this book more than the first one.
It was better written, the characters were more fleshed out and the story was less predictable. I loved the location of the sweep and the interesting culture of the clans. I loved the backstory for Sora and the developing friendship between Will and Rass. I also really enjoyed Will as the main character. I thought his take on magic - the ability to sense emotions - was really intriguing and cleverly done. I also loved him being a storyteller, that worked really well.
Honestly, I couldn’t put it down.
Book 3
After I loved the second book so much, the third one was a bit of a disappointment.
It’s like the characters reverted back to one dimensional like in the first book. But this time, the plot was a bit too stagnant. I didn’t much like Sini as the main character, I thought she wasn’t very interesting, and most of the time she was too perfect. I thought Lukas was unconvincing as the villain. And I didn’t like the 4 years gap that kept everyone exactly where they were just so that Sini can be older in this book. (And not one mention of Will’s sister? Come on!)
I guess I just missed the complexity and subtleties the author constructed in the previous installment.
However, this was still a fun read and quite gripping.
So overall, this trilogy has its strengths and its weaknesses.
If you’re looking for a light read that doesn’t go to deep - this one fits the bill. The magic is simple and appealing, there’s elves and dwarves and goblins, and there are some really great moments and fun characters. But you need a good dose of suspension of disbelief, because everything gets resolved way too conveniently, and the world feels half baked sometimes.
Is it worth the read? Probably, at least for the second book. All in all, I think it was just a bit too naive and young for me.
And, as always, Tim Gerard Reynolds the audiobook narrator is perfect in this. He can make the phone book sound like a story. Loved his performance throughout.
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Started Reading
June 11, 2023
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Finished Reading
June 12, 2023
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